Tag Archives: Texas

All Hail the Mighty State

Posted on March 12, 2020 by JMN

“Texas, our Texas, so wonderful and great…” goes the song. “Texas is one of the most prepared states for public health disasters in the U.S.” (Tweet by Governor Greg Abbott on March 9, 2020) State with highest number of people … Continue reading →

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Texas Exceeded Only By Itself

Posted on March 8, 2020 by JMN

Since the US brought back capital punishment in the 1970s, the county has sent 129 men and women to the death chamber, more than any entire state except the rest of Texas. (“Why a Texas county had a radical rethink … Continue reading →

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The Macaroni Line

Posted on December 26, 2019 by JMN

This article is about how a small Texas town near me survived losing its Walmart store. I like it for its local history and photographs. Edna is “a community of about 5,700 people surrounded by rice fields, ranches and grassland.” … Continue reading →

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Nearly Inexplicable Love

Posted on September 9, 2019 by JMN

I used to think that her Professional Texan act was just that, but I see now that it was also a way to show that we Texans were all in it together, and that the things that united us — … Continue reading →

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If You Want a Picture, You Must Ask

Posted on September 8, 2019 by JMN

A female-focused dating app named Bumble, based in Austin, Texas, founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd, has lobbied Texas legislators successfully to pass the “cyber-flashing act.” The act … bans the electronic transmission of unwanted visual material depicting any person’s “intimate … Continue reading →

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Parting Looks

Posted on April 30, 2019 by JMN

Harold’s welded tonnage of heroic longhorn steer stands about eight feet tall at the poll (the space between his ears). It’s from an early period — the 80’s. Harold donated the steer to his alma mater, Sul Ross State University … Continue reading →

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